New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-18
THE WEEK IN So0IErI.
LITTLE OR NONE OF IT In THE CITY
NETWORK IN AN UNPLEAsANT CONDITIONS
BARKERs REcEPTIoN-s0ME ExGAGExEKn
ANNOuNCrp -

II any ono wants society he must 60 out Of tow "a
II. People arc slowly coming homo, but thoy W,
hardly admit It, There Is absolutely no gayety OF -
kind In New-Yorl to which tho adjective fashion,
can be applied There Is little driving In tho PA
but 1t is for tho sake Of driving, and nothing -
II ono escapes being seen it Is all rghta little boz
indeed. Delmonco's largo room Is beginning 10 ~
many dnors but every one who goes thore has the II
Of being surprised at seeing his neigbbor. In IA 81
tember Is tho between and betwxt time when d, al
Is in town II he can we'll avoid It, Tho green Ms1n|
arc still down In al tho Fifth-avo windows. nj
villas at Newport still open-to all corners. sn|
people say. Lenox Is ~ gay Is can be; and Tus
Park is the abode Of crowd Of nIoe people eli pless
with the place and Themselves 1t is certain Rn|
these lucky persons will ell stay out Of New.Yor n
long a. they can. Tho city really is In about o. ta|
q condition for comfort a. 1t well can be. NeaEh|
every Is torn up for paving, or for steam ~
gas pipes. Whom It Is dry there Is dust everyvhes3
when 1t Is wet tho streets are slippery with mud
Madison Square and tho region round about arc pretty
ncaly impossible for vehicles. II contractors III
paving had especially desired to mako life unpleasa
for carriage folk thoy could not have planned mon
wisely. It the way last fall but the paus1
NEWCOMERS content themselves by hoping 1t will b
better next year-or by staying out of town
The piers OF tho transatlantic steamers are VI
at least. Then they piled high with trunks an
boxes. every of which has to DO hauled over by
tho Custom House officers. Mrs. Frank Leslie Is tha
only lady whose wrath at tumbled up dresses and
crushed winter bonnes has found public expression;
but scores Of others have had experiences much ks
hers 1t seems to DO taken for granted By tho Cue
toms officers that all women will smugge they can
Tho height Of the excitement has yet been reached
for the biggest Of tho wardrobes arc yet 10 arrive
knx al. 1r
from abroad, but birds Of the most fashionable plum
ago will lnger on the other side. On the passeng1
lists of the last week arc such names Is Mis- Mag
Brady, william Cunard, Ernest Cunard Mr. and Ma
Writ Dexter, Dir. and Mrs. C0uruandt Palmer, Mis
Jay, Mr. and Mrs. Charles scrbner, Mr. Charles
Croker. Miss Lansdon, DIR. E. Russell Ogden 0enera
Stewart l. WoOdfOid and Mrs. W0odford.
house, No. "A East Thrty-eIghthst.. on Ttlesdg
evening. Thero wero many physicians present, amoV
them many Of those WHO had acted = 20 -
the foreigners particularly glad Of tho oppotu
ity which DE-. Basker's reception offered Of needN
the best OF tho physicians OF this city who VI cour
had remained away frOm tho gathering at the naLond
Capital. Tue old friends vi DR.. Barker pleased
TO motto his excellent bcalth-the of his summ
abroad Previous to tho reception DR.. baker gan
q dinner to eighteen gentlemen at the Union uuA
Announcements Of engagements and weddings, III
results of tho summers work arc not yes numerouA
IL Is per- APPS too carly to expect them but here ~
few: Nathan Appleton and Miss Ovington, danzk
ter OF Edward J. Ovingon, VIII 90 married az Grsc
Church some timo next month. At Manaloneck mn
Wednesday Frank MOrrlI. who, when walking on The
avenue. has attracted a. much attention a. young
man I'm town, will marry Miss Dostwick, daughter u
A J. Dostwick. Preparations arc making for The
entertainment Of large number OF guests at tho wed
ding. Tho ceremony will take place az In the aner
NOON Orange people are talking about tie en;s%
ment OF Charles March and Mis- Tillinghast and I'll
MIR Dixon and Miss Emily Martin AZ Newport ~
encaeement ia announced Of Hugh Dickey and Mls
Louisa whitney People who have been at Nafagsk
sett Pier during tho summer are more or les s'rpta
TO hear Of tina engagement of Miss Lillian Cwyane =
/. Mortimer Thorn, jr. IL dlsappoints al ne
prophecies Of the eossps at that lively place. ~hes
"a a ruIe more matches broken than made.
In Rrooklyn IL IL announced that Misc Eve IsA
has become engaged TO John Oh cy, OF New-York